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Formosa Plastics (288), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 115373 |
| tate Police # | N/A |
| Accident Date | 2009-05-30 |
| Report Date | 2009-06-05 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Ethylene dichloride | No information given | Reactor NR301A | NO | NO | NO | 10.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
Reactor NR301A developed a pinhole leak on a "hard blind." The plant personnel could not pick up the ethylene dichloride with dredger tubes adjacent to the reactor.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The facility expressed plans to cap and reinforce the "hard blind."
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